Planet Youth works with partners in different ways, at different stages.
Planet Youth builds prevention systems.
We partner with communities, regions, and governments to strengthen the environments in which children and young people grow up.
Our work focuses on building sustainable, data-driven prevention systems that support youth wellbeing and reduce substance use over time. Rather than addressing symptoms in isolation, we work upstream to help partners understand local conditions, align action across sectors, and make informed, long-term decisions based on evidence.
Planet Youth works alongside partners over time, supporting the development of structures, capacity, and shared responsibility for prevention. The goal is not short-term change but systems that communities can sustain, adapt, and lead themselves.
Planet Youth is one organization, but there are different ways to work with us.
Partners engage with Planet Youth at different stages of readiness and ambition, depending on their context, capacity, and goals.
Some work with us to build a full, long-term prevention system. Others engage through targeted advisory support or learning and leadership initiatives. These are not separate approaches but connected entry points into the same prevention methodology.
A long-term partnership to build a complete prevention system.
The Planet Youth Guidance Program is a multi-year collaboration, typically five years, designed to help communities build a sustainable, data-driven prevention system.
What it includes:
Regular youth data collection and reporting
Community mobilisation and coalition building
Local strategy development
Capacity building and ongoing advisory support
Planet Youth works as a system partner, not a consultant. The goal is to help communities build the structures, skills, and shared ownership needed to lead and sustain prevention efforts independently over time.
Flexible support for partners at different stages of readiness.
Advisory Services are designed for partners who want to strengthen prevention systems, governance, or use of data, but are not yet ready for a full long-term partnership.
Advisory support may focus on:
Prevention system and policy design
Data analysis, benchmarking, and insight
Local strategy development and coordination
Implementation readiness and capacity building
Advisory Services are always aligned with Planet Youth methodology. They do not replace the Guidance Program. They extend Planet Youth’s reach and often serve as a pathway into deeper collaboration.
Learning experiences for practitioners, leaders, and decision-makers.
Planet Youth offers a range of learning and leadership initiatives that support prevention capacity worldwide.
These include:
The Planet Youth Academy
Conferences and learning journeys
Certified courses and executive education
Iceland study visits
For some partners, learning initiatives are the first point of engagement. For others, they strengthen ongoing work and help sustain long-term leadership in prevention.
Our work is grounded in
Planet Youth works through long-term partnerships built on trust, continuity, and shared responsibility. Prevention systems take time to develop, and lasting change does not come from short-term projects. By working alongside partners over multiple years, prevention efforts become embedded in local structures and leadership.
Planet Youth’s work is grounded in scientific evidence and population-level data. Youth survey data and research guide decision-making and help partners prioritise actions, allocate resources, and monitor progress. Evidence is translated into practical insight that supports clear and informed choices.
Effective prevention depends on the people and institutions closest to young people. Planet Youth supports communities in mobilising schools, families, local authorities, and youth organisations around shared data and common goals, strengthening coordination, ownership, and accountability.
Planet Youth focuses on strengthening the environments that shape behaviour, rather than targeting individuals in isolation. By supporting change across policy, practice, and coordination, partners are better equipped to create lasting conditions that support youth wellbeing over time.